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Cover: November 2004
Want to kill a big buck this year? Then use our fictional map to help you learn the best spot to place your stand?[…]
November 2004
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Scientists are optimizing marsh plants
Vegetation is the primary binding feature that helps hold sediments together, protects against erosion and defines Louisiana’s wetlands.[…]
Fishing
Options abound for transducer mounting
Transducers are much like television antennas — both must be mounted in the right place and carefully aimed to deliver top performance. A boat’s transducer must be installed where it maintains constant contact with the water as the craft runs and maneuvers at its top speed or pounds through waves in rough weather.[…]
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New Kreature is ‘best we can make it’
When Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits decided to enter the creature-bait market, the artificial lure manufacturer really put the Kreature into it in 2004.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
GPS was invaluable during evacuation
Can a GPS track or predict the direction of a hurricane? For that, the answer is a resounding no, but a GPS receiver can be a very valuable tool in an emergency.[…]
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The soldier and the two that got away
As an enlisted nurse assigned to the Army’s 31st Combat Support Hospital, currently stationed in Iraq, Specialist Kevin Cormier loves to talk fishing with many of his patients.[…]
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Satellite Specks
Capt. Ronny Biddy of the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club, a guide on Calcasieu Lake for 11 years, shut down his big engine, jumped to the bow and lowered his Minn Kota.[…]
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Thrilla in Leevilla
Sweet November! Ever been on a really bumpy plane ride? I mean the kind that tosses and bounces the airplane around like a yo-yo, jars open the overhead compartments, sends suitcases and stewardesses sprawling and has half the passengers screaming or spewing, and the other half praying.[…]
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September Mallards
Well, many thought my buddy Cal Fontenot and I were crazy to take on such an adventure. Besides, who just jumps in their truck and drives to another country in the hopes of killing ducks without making the first phone call, knowing anyone, or going through an outfitter (not that we could afford one)?[…]
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Stood Up
When I was in sixth grade, going into seventh, I had a crush on Sandy. In fact, I even went steady with Sandy for one short afternoon.[…]
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Record Racks
Lloyd Posey was sitting in his Department of Wildlife & Fisheries truck trying to stay warm Jan. 4, 1994, when he heard a gunshot in the woods.[…]
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Pro Pointers
I had spent a lot of time preparing the stand site, which I first hunted the prior season.[…]
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Dugdemona Deer Doggin’
It was late afternoon on the Hammock Lease in northern Winn Parish. I sat in my truck trying to stay warm, watching for deer on a long stretch of road.[…]
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Tuna Cruise
I’ve got a buddy who’s a fellow offshore fishing junkie. An attorney by trade, his preference of pursuit leans heavily toward the often excruciatingly heavy pull of a yellowfin tuna. Heck, he’s probably read more on intricacies of capturing yellowfins than any single facet of civil procedure.[…]
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Redfishing in the Big Easy
We launched the boat in the sleepy bayou town of Hopedale, no more than 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans.[…]
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Consistent Calcasieu
Drags screaming and rods bending mean bull reds diving for the bottom, a scene often interrupted by 5-, 6- and 7-pound trout exploding on surface lures that walk on water.[…]